by Kirsty | Oct 7, 2019 | Education, Parents, Relationships
Hands up if you dread initiating and managing difficult conversations. While we may dread them, they are a necessary part of parenting life, especially when parenting children with a disability and additional needs. The thing is, being able to negotiate difficult...
by Kirsty | Jul 2, 2019 | Autism, Education, Parents, Providers
As I shared in my last post, I was privileged to be invited to APAC 2019 in Singapore to give a plenary presentation on our positive education journey. I also delivered a workshop to professionals, participated in a parent panel and even ended up on Singapore radio!...
by Kirsty | Feb 5, 2019 | Education, Parents, Providers
Last week, I addressed teachers and parents at two joint professional development sessions. It was an unique opportunity for parents and teachers to come together, improve their understanding and start working together effectively from day 1.After talking...
by Kirsty | Dec 28, 2018 | Education, Parents, Special Needs
For this week’s ‘5 Things’ post, I welcome James Thomas from Feel the Magic, a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to providing grief education and support to bereaved children and their families. Feel the Magic aims to eliminate isolation in bereaved children by...
by Kirsty | Jun 22, 2017 | Disability, Education, Special Needs
Last year, Pauline Hanson made a speech in parliament where she called for autistic students, and students with additional needs, to be segregated and taught separately in specialist settings. Her argument being, teachers are being stretched and cannot meet the needs...
by Kirsty | Apr 24, 2017 | Disability, Education, Parents, Special Needs
What do you do when your child doesn’t fit neatly into a single educational setting? What do you do when your child has multiple disabilities? I have to say that decisions on schooling options have been the most challenging to make for our special...
